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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pursues the Tulsi chickens?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) The children.
(d) Snakes and mongooses.

2. Why does Owad go to England?
(a) To study medicine.
(b) To marry.
(c) To work for a relative.
(d) To study English literature.

3. Who is Basdai?
(a) Pratap's friend.
(b) The stray dog.
(c) A widow who took in boarders.
(d) The solicitor's clerk.

4. What type of garden does the work crew destroy in Chapter 2 of Book 2?
(a) A rose garden.
(b) A Japanese rock garden.
(c) An English-style flower garden.
(d) A vegetable garden.

5. Who is Mr. Biswas' supervisor at the new government agency?
(a) Mrs. Tulsi.
(b) Miss Sigand.
(c) Miss Logie.
(d) Mr. Armand.

6. Which character receives a scholarship to the university?
(a) Anand.
(b) Govind.
(c) Ramchand.
(d) Vididhar.

7. What does Mr. Biswas' new neighbor think he should have paid for the house?
(a) $500.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $5,000.

8. What does W.C. Tuttle purchase in Book 2, Chapter 5?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A house.
(c) An apartment.
(d) An automobile.

9. What is the job of the certificate searcher?
(a) To locate stolen and missing visas and travel documents.
(b) To help the wealthy procure visas and travel documents.
(c) To catalog birth, death and marriage certificates in the civil office.
(d) To help the illiterate apply for birth, death and marriage certificates.

10. While Anand is preparing for examinations, what does Shama give him each day?
(a) Cod liver oil.
(b) Oatmeal and raisins.
(c) Milk and prunes.
(d) Fish and chips.

11. Where does Mr. Biswas live after Mrs. Tulsi evicts him from the house in Port of Spain?
(a) In a single room in one of Mrs. Tulsi's tenement houses.
(b) In a small apartment.
(c) In his house in Shorthills.
(d) With Ramchand.

12. In the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3, where does the family plan to relocate?
(a) Arwacas.
(b) Matelot.
(c) Shorthills.
(d) Moruga.

13. What structure does Seth plan to build on the garden site?
(a) A store.
(b) A fruit stand.
(c) A garage.
(d) A hotel.

14. What color does Mr. Biswas paint his typewriter?
(a) Black.
(b) Silver.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

15. Which high-paying government agency is Mr. Biswas invited to join?
(a) The Department of Transportation.
(b) The Community Welfare Department.
(c) The Department of Family and Children's Services.
(d) The Department of Civil Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What presents do the children receive the Christmas after Owad goes to England?

2. In Book 2, Chapter 3, what gift does the family plan to give each child?

3. What does the solicitor's clerk do on Thursday?

4. How does Mr. Biswas earn the $1,200 needed for the down payment on the house?

5. What odorous problem arises soon after Mr. Biswas and his family move into the new house?

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